Fluid Mechanics for Chemical MCQs

724 MCQs  — Chemical Engineering MCQs  (Page 36 of 73)

Head developed by a centrifugal pump depends on its___________________?
A. Speed
B. Impeller diameter
C. Both a. and b.
D. Neither a. nor b.
Check valve provided in the discharge line of a centrifugal pump serves the purpose of controlling the_______________?
A. Back flow of fluid in the event of stoppage of pump
B. Discharge pressure
C. Flow of liquid during operation of the pump
D. All a., b. and c.
At high Reynolds number_________________?
A. Inertial forces control and viscous forces are unimportant
B. Viscous forces predominate
C. Inertial forces are unimportant and viscous forces control
D. None of these
Sewage sludge is ______________ type of non-Newtonian fluid?
A. Dilatant
B. Bingham plastic
C. Pseudo plastic
D. None of these
Cavitation can be prevented by________________?
A. Suitably designing the pump
B. Maintaining the suction head sufficiently greater than the vapour pressure
C. Maintaining suction head = developed head
D. Maintaining suction head lower than the vapour pressure
In fluid flow, cavitation is caused, if the____________________?
A. Fluid velocity decreases to zero
B. Total energy decreases
C. Both a. and b.
D. Flow pressure approaches its vapor pressure at the prevailing temperature